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by Bruce Brown | May 27, 2020 | Enabling Tech
The carpenter’s adage “Measure three times, cut once” may not apply with devices made from a new composite material developed at Carnegie Mellon University. We’ve written about self-healing properties before, such as the work at the Cockrell...
by Bruce Brown | May 26, 2020 | Health
My paternal grandfather was a farmer in Maine with a sixth-grade education. He wore copper bracelets because he swore they helped cut his arthritis pain. A 2013 study in the U.K. published in PLOS ONE found no “meaningful therapeutic effect,” other than...
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by Bruce Brown | May 25, 2020 | Enabling Tech, Health
Lausanne, Switzerland-based Leman Micro Devices (LMD) recently announced Bluetooth wireless connectivity for its V-Sensor technology. LMD is developing the V-Sensor — short for “vital sign sensor” — for use by smartphone companies. According to...
by Bruce Brown | May 22, 2020 | General News, Health
Flow is a free app for iOS and Android smartphones that uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help users deal with depression. It guides the user through more than 50 sessions with a virtual therapist. It also provides instruction on strategies to improve sleep, diet,...
by Bruce Brown | May 21, 2020 | Health
It’s fair to state that COVID-19 caught the world’s healthcare systems unprepared to react quickly enough to the highly contagious virus. In the past few months, Health Tech Insider’s wearable and health tech coverage has covered several new health...
